Shark fossil found in inland Kentucky
Researchers are stunned by the discovery of this ancient shark fossil in Mammoth Cave National Park.
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Puzzle lovers today rushed to Google to find the names of the national parks hidden in today’s NYT Strand issue on “American Beauty.”
According to the National Park Service, Kentucky has nine national parks, some of which are spread across multiple states.
Which national parks are there in Kentucky?
Here you can see which national parks there are in the Bluegrass State. For more information about the individual national parks, visit nps.gov.
The first Lincoln memorial is in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
According to the National Park Service, Big South Fork offers “miles of scenic canyons and sandstone cliffs.” The park stretches into Tennessee.
Camp Nelson was established in 1863 by the U.S. Army as a supply depot, the park service said. It became a recruiting and training center and served as a refuge for civilians fleeing the war.
Cumberland Gap, which also extends into Tennessee and Virginia, follows the path of Native Americans, bison and pioneers who crossed the Appalachian Mountains, according to nps.gov.
Fort Donelson is deeply rooted in the history of the American Civil War. It also extends into Tennessee.
This trail passes through several U.S. states, including Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, and according to the National Park Service, it follows the routes of the Lewis and Clark expedition in the early 19th century.
According to NPS, Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world.
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According to NPS, the Battle of Mill Springs was an early victory in the Civil War.
The Trail of Tears stretches through nine states and, according to the park administration, commemorates the Cherokee who were driven from their homeland to live in Oklahoma.
